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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks

​An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks: Hamas source

​ An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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33 killed in deadly bus crash in Egypt's Sinai

At least 33 people were killed and over 40 others seriously wounded in the early hours of Friday as two buses collided on a highway some 50 km away from Red Sea resort city Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt's South Sinai province, a security source told Xinhua.

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China speeds up drafting of property regulation

China is accelerating the drafting of a property registration regulation originally scheduled to be issued by June, the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) said on Wednesday.

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Villagers repel Sunni extremist militants, battles continue in Iraq

Sunni tribal fighters repulsed Sunni extremist militants from villages in Salahudin province on Monday, as Iraqi security forces continued to battle insurgent groups across the country, security sources said.

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22 killed in separate violent attacks across Iraq

Twenty-two people were killed and 24 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Thursday, police and medical sources said

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Satellite imagery may show part of fuselage, wing of missing MH370: source

Satellite and radar imagery confirmed by Australia's Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) as "credible lead" could be parts of the fuselage and wing of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, a U.S. Navy source said here Thursday.

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China's central bank calms liquidity worries

China's current liquidity is rich and moves to soak up liquidity do not mean changes in monetary policy, a central bank source said on Wednesday, as Chinese shares continue to endure stock market falls.

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48 killed, 119 wounded in Iraq violence

A total of 48 people were killed and 119 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, mostly in the capital city of Baghdad, officials and police said.

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China approves 12 more free trade zones

China's central government has given the nod to 12 free trade zones (FTZs) following the one in Shanghai, amid a spurt of nationwide enthusiasm for such schemes.

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3,000 policemen deployed in Algeria's Ghardaia after tribal clashes: source

A total of 3,000 policemen were mobilized on Monday to restore order in Algeria's southern province of Ghardaia, after tribal clashes which broke out on Friday left one killed and 55 others injured there, a local security source told Xinhua.

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34 killed in Iraq's violence as battles persist in Anbar

Violence across Iraq killed 34 people and wounded some 94 on Sunday, while fierce clashes continued against al-Qaida militants in the country's western province of Anbar, police and officials said.

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Two dead, three wounded in tribal clashes in Libya

Tribal clashes erupted in the northern Libyan port city of Sirte on Tuesday, leaving two people dead and three others wounded, medical sources told Xinhua Wednesday.

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10 killed in militants attacks in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 10 people were killed and some 75 wounded in Wednesday's coordinated attacks on police headquarters and a hostage-taken

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42 killed, 63 wounded in violence in Iraq

At least 42 people were killed and 63 wounded in violent attacks in Iraq on Sunday, government sources said.

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15 killed, 35 wounded in bomb attack in Iraq's capital

At least 15 people were killed and 35 others wounded in a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

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Attacks in Iraq kill 33, wound 45

A total of 33 people were killed and 45 others wounded in attacks on Saturday in Iraq, the police said.